Insurgency Trap : : Labor Politics in Postsocialist China / / Eli Friedman.
During the first decade of the twenty-first century, worker resistance in China increased rapidly despite the fact that certain segments of the state began moving in a pro-labor direction. In explaining this, Eli Friedman argues that the Chinese state has become hemmed in by an "insurgency trap...
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Friedman, Eli, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Insurgency Trap : Labor Politics in Postsocialist China / Eli Friedman. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource (232 p.) : 1 halftone, 4 tables, 9 charts, 2 maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Labor Politics and Capitalist Industrialization -- 2. The History and Structure of the ACFTU -- 3. Guangzhou: At the Forefront of Union Reform? -- 4. Oligarchic Decommodification? Sectoral Unions and Crises of Representation -- 5. Worker Insurgency and the Evolving Political Economy of the Pearl River Delta -- 6. Chinese Labor Politics and the Global Economy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star During the first decade of the twenty-first century, worker resistance in China increased rapidly despite the fact that certain segments of the state began moving in a pro-labor direction. In explaining this, Eli Friedman argues that the Chinese state has become hemmed in by an "insurgency trap" of its own devising and is thus unable to tame expansive worker unrest. Labor conflict in the process of capitalist industrialization is certainly not unique to China and indeed has appeared in a wide array of countries around the world. What is distinct in China, however, is the combination of postsocialist politics with rapid capitalist development.Other countries undergoing capitalist industrialization have incorporated relatively independent unions to tame labor conflict and channel insurgent workers into legal and rationalized modes of contention. In contrast, the Chinese state only allows for one union federation, the All China Federation of Trade Unions, over which it maintains tight control. Official unions have been unable to win recognition from workers, and wildcat strikes and other forms of disruption continue to be the most effective means for addressing workplace grievances. In support of this argument, Friedman offers evidence from Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces, where unions are experimenting with new initiatives, leadership models, and organizational forms. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Labor unions and socialism China China. Labor unions and socialism China. Labor unions History China. Labor unions China History. Asian Studies. History. Labor History. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package 9783110649772 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110606744 print 9780801452697 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801470516 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801470516 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801470516/original |
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